BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 11. The number of visitors from Uzbekistan traveling to Georgia in March 2022 totaled 2,001 people, which is an increase of 6.8 percent, compared to the same period of 2021 (1,873), Trend reports via the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
The same figure also increased by 146.6 percent, compared to 1,078 visitors in March 2020, and by 36.3 percent, compared to 1,468 visitors over the same month of 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic).
However, the number of visitors from Uzbekistan to Georgia in the reporting period of 2022 decreased by 26.5 percent, compared to February 2022 (2,723).
Thus, Uzbekistan ranked 13 among TOP-15 main countries of origin for people arriving in Georgia in March 2022. Meanwhile, Turkey ranked first on the list with 42,421 visitors to Georgia in the reporting period of 2022, followed by Russia (22,536), and Armenia (21,990).
The total number of international visitors to Georgia in March 2022 amounted to 211,484 visitors, which is an increase of 266.3 percent, compared to 57,728 over the same period of 2021.
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